19.2% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Waddington · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Waddington
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A gap of 13 percentage points separates Waddington from the Western Australian average in terms of overseas births. This sparsely populated area remains heavily rooted in British and Irish heritage, with over half the population claiming English ancestry. While most residents were born in Australia, nearly one in five was born overseas.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 53.8%, followed by Australian at 30.8% and Irish at 19.2%. Scottish heritage is also present for 11.5% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 19.2% of people were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, this figure is far below the Western Australian average and well below the national figure. South Africa is the main overseas birthplace for those not born in Australia.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Waddington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51496/waddington/topic/ancestry-heritage